cmnd/ctrl vs Pixel Inside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cmnd/ctrl
Engage in an endless pixel art space shooter experience with a retro soundtrack. Choose from over ten unique ships, each with distinct firing capabilities, and explore multiple game modes. Power-ups and leaderboards add to the classic arcade challenge.
- Unlock 10+ unique ships
- Varying fire rates and bullet speeds
- Several power-ups
- 2 game modes (Main & Extreme)
- Leaderboards
- Retro soundtrack and sound effects
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Fire through a pixel art universe to a retro soundtrack and sound effects that are inspired by the old-school arcade game era. Players can cycle through multiple game modes and choose between ten unique ships with varying fire rates and bullet speeds, meaning no one game will ever be the same! Features include: ◉ Unlock 10+ unique ships - with varying fire rate and bullet speeds ◉ Several power ups ◉ 2 game modes – Main, & Extreme - more to come! ◉ Leaderboards ◉ Music by Nihilore
Pixel Inside
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A dimension inside a Commodore 64 connected to a program creates a bit war and our hero, who is an electric and electronics engineer, trapped in the 80s Commodore as a result of an experiment gone bad. He joins the battle with only a bullet to rule them all. Destroy these bugs formed from the glitches and cleanse the bitverse. A player with many maps to cover fights on the bugs with a bullet which has to be collected again after firing like a boomerang. Search the maps and try to end this battle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Inside at none against cmnd/ctrl's 1. cmnd/ctrl's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. cmnd/ctrl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Inside asks for nothing beyond the download.
cmnd/ctrl ships an update fortnightly, Pixel Inside every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cmnd/ctrl | Pixel Inside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (44 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astro Hound Studios | Safak Yalcinkaya |
In-app purchases
cmnd/ctrl
- Remove Ads$0.99
Pixel Inside
No in-app purchases
